FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword May 1 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the May 1, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
1A
"I can neither confirm ___ deny"
NOR
3
4A
Beaver's water-blocking structure
DAM
3
7A
___ Thurman, name seen on "Kill Bill" posters
UMA
3
10A
Fast, flightless Aussie bird
EMU
3
11A
___ John's (pizza chain)
PAPA
4
12A
___ Bell (place to get a burrito)
TACO
4
14A
Common letters in "penny" and "ennui"
ENN
3
15A
Tears apart
RIPS
4
16A
Black ___ Peas ("I Gotta Feeling" band)
EYED
4
17A
"The bell doesn't ___ you, I do!" (angry teacher's line, perhaps)
DISMISS
7
19A
Valentine's Day staple with a prickly stem, whose message is all about the color you choose: red for romance or yellow for friendship
ROSE
4
20A
"Am ___ brother's keeper?": 2 wds.
IMY
3
21A
Cold-weather ailment
FLU
3
23A
Clickable symbol on a PC
ICON
4
26A
Bratwurst, for one
SAUSAGE
7
30A
Springtime bulb from the Netherlands, whose message is all about the color you choose: purple for royalty or black for power
TULIP
5
32A
Suffix with "finish" or "follow"
ING
3
33A
Male humans
MEN
3
34A
Actor ___ Danson of "Cheers"
TED
3
35A
West ender?
ERN
3
37A
Chimney grime
SOOT
4
38A
___-owned car (second-hand)
PRE
3
39A
White ___ ghost: 2 wds.
ASA
3
41A
Title for Lewis Hamilton
SIR
3
43A
Flowerpot favorite also known as a cranesbill, whose message is all about the color you choose: purple for piety or pink for friendship
GERANIUM
8
48A
Aching from a workout, say
SORE
4
49A
___ Trask ("East of Eden" character played by Richard Davalos)
ARON
4
50A
___-la-la (musical syllables)
TRA
3
51A
"___ supposed to rain tonight": 2 wds.
ITIS
4
52A
Elegant trumpet-shaped flower, whose message is all about the color you choose: white for purity or orange for desire
LILY
4
53A
Snake-shaped letter, phonetically
ESS
3
54A
Cornhole move
TOSS
4
55A
___-noir (film genre)
NEO
3
56A
Base for a sun salutation?
MAT
3
1D
"This is on a ___-to-know basis"
NEED
4
2D
Prefix with "present" or "potent"
OMNI
4
3D
Participates in a race
RUNS
4
4D
Meadow flower often used to make flower chains, whose message is all about the color you choose: yellow for joy or blue for loyalty
DAISY
5
5D
Spotify and YouTube, e.g., for two
APPS
4
6D
X-___ (December celebration, informally)
MAS
3
7D
Embryo's home
UTERUS
6
8D
White-colored sandwich spread, for short
MAYO
4
9D
Cards in a deck that have "A" written on them
ACES
4
11D
___ and proper (very formal and prudish)
PRIM
4
13D
Poem of praise
ODE
3
18D
Short skirt
MINI
4
21D
One who may hold up a poster at a concert
FAN
3
22D
___ nut (wheel fastener)
LUG
3
23D
Cousin ___, "The Addams Family" character
ITT
3
24D
Billiards or pool stick
CUE
3
25D
Lacking freshness
OLD
3
26D
Thing to confess
SIN
3
27D
"I love," in Latin
AMO
3
28D
Prefix with "metry" for a high school math subject
GEO
3
29D
Three-in-one doctor who can treat sinusitis: Abbr.
ENT
3
31D
Pay-___-view (motel room TV option)
PER
3
36D
Fit for a monarch, say (rhymes with "legal")
REGAL
5
37D
___ Francisco, Bruce Lee's birthplace
SAN
3
38D
Urge
PRESS
5
39D
Play ___ in (be involved with): 2 wds.
AROLE
5
40D
Japanese electronics giant consolidated into Panasonic
SANYO
5
41D
Explorer Hernando de ___
SOTO
4
42D
Bloom that shares its name with a part of the eye, whose message is all about the color you choose: blue for hope or white for purity
IRIS
4
44D
"___ Brockovich," movie starring Julia Roberts
ERIN
4
45D
Part of an agenda
ITEM
4
46D
___ Major (Great Bear constellation)
URSA
4
47D
Sail-supporting pole, on a ship
MAST
4
48D
"Join us at the table"
SIT
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for May 1, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the May 1, 2026 puzzle
The May 1, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 34 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the May 1 2026 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.